As Good As You

Sep 3, 2015

1h 26m

★ 4.6

A serious comedy about grief.

Overview

Jo's world is thrown into utter disarray when her wife Amanda passes away and she starts chasing a dream that she and Amanda had once shared - starting a family together. Jo asks her late wife's brother, Jamie, to be her sperm donor and craziness ensues.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Off-Chance Productions

Tanky Productions

As Good As You Trailers

Cast

Laura Heisler

Lisa

Anna Fitzwater

Nate

Raoul Bhaneja

Jamie

Bryan Dechart

Dr. Laura Berg

Annie Potts

Jo's Dad

Peter Maloney

Emily Bell

Karis Campbell

Cappy

Beth Robbins

Nan

Elizabeth Herring

Terry

Karen Wexler

Mandy

Reena Dutt

Herself

Melineh Kurdian

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No overview available.

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